C.A. Halpin London, United Kingdom
I am based in East London. I work across a broad spectrum of media, based largely in drawing, but encompasses writing, soundscapes, printmaking and installation. I work on solo projects and exhibitions, as well as multimedia collaborations.
Working in friezes has developed as a response to current affairs and daily world events. The large scale pieces, made from smaller elements, are fast moving and contemporary to world events and personal politics. These images, often figurative and small scale individual pieces that together make larger scale works.
They tend to be works on paper, whether drawings or digital collage.
Often at the time of exhibition I invite other artists, printmakers, designers, musicians and choreographers to collaborate with me, exploring and extending the concept of the show through their individual process.
When I invite others to work with me these are all established artists in their own right, but when working with me become The Outside World AllStars. It is part of my ethos as an artist to promote and encourage other artists and different stages in their career.
Generosity and inclusivity are paramount to my overall practise ‘If you are lucky enough to make art, then be generous enough to share it’.
Artwork
The Invisible Woman meets... Self Portrait with Angelica Kauffman, Oil on Gesso Board, 2018, £1,200
I DRAW DOGS FOR MONEY, Commissioned Portraits, Graphite on Paper, 2016, £300
Naked Man Wrestles with the the idea of Objectification in the Art World, Coloured Pencil on Paper, 2018, £300
Oscar Sleeping, Coloured Pencil on Paper, 2018, £500
Projects and exhibitions
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The Art Car Boot Fair 201816/09/2018 I have been part of this very popular event since 2009. Each year a group of 60 or so artists are brought together to sell their work from a car park, a car boot sale but for art. The range of artists goes from the very well known, to the established and the emerging. There are no galleries involved, artists sell specially made works for the... [Read more] |
Kings Cross, London | Details |
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The PencilVainia Project featuring The Outside World AllStars14/07/2018 — 28/07/2018 The PencilVainia Project was a show I curated, involving an ever-changing group of invited artists called The Outside World AllStars. It was a two-week run that focused on the idea of portraiture in its many forms. The exhibition encompassed a set of small scale graphite on paper portraits of ‘Tiny Animals Held by Unseen Human Hands’. The... [Read more] |
Herrick Gallery, London | Details |
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The Hands of Dead Celebrities: Class of 201601/11/2017 — 26/11/2017 The Hands of Dead Celebrities: Class of 2016 at the Bargehouse 2017. The show was a selection of drawing that form the frieze of 120 drawings, that explores our relationship with death and celebrity. It depicts cultural influencers who died throughout 2016, beginning with David Bowie and ending with Debbie Reynolds. I chose around 40 portraits... [Read more] |
The Bargehouse, London | Details |